The Portland daily press., 1887-04-27
MAINE MISCELLANY.
Interesting Matters from the State
Capital.
Why the Nomination Of Judge
Rounds is Opposed.
A Real Estate Boom in Hancock
County
Especial TO the Press.l

which has been caused in the city of Calais
by the re-appointment of Police Judge
Charles p. Rounds, has been transferred to
Augusta, and tomorrow will eliminate in a
hearing before the Governor and Council
The object of this hearing is to induce the
Council to refuse to confirm Judge Rounds.
The rival candidate is man named Fowler.
The remonstrants will be represented, and a
very exciting hearing is expected.
When Gov. Bodwell re-nominated Judge
Rounds for the place, he did so after careful
consideration, which satisfied him that the
charges against Judge Rounds were untrue.
Judge Rounds has lived in Calais seventeen
or eighteen years. He has been county at
torney OF Washington county, his election
being in the notable count-out year. Four
years ago Gov. Robie appointed him Judge of
the Calais police court, the appointment be-
ing urged and approved by the late Freder-
lex Pike and other influential citizens. Now,
for disappointment, Judge Rounds has the
support of the Law and Order League, of
ex-Collector Mutt of Eastport, and in the
Governors room is large file of papers
from citizens of Calais, urging the
fitness of Judge Rounds. Not only
do these papers speak in high
terms of him, but number of promi-
nent men now in Augusta-men who are not
concerned in the present contest say 1.-THE
same-that Judge Rounds is a man of high
character and reputation, much respected in
Washington county. They are greatly sur
prised at the formidable and startling oppo-
sition that is brought against him. 1t must
bo conceded that this opposition is both
startling and formidable. In the first place,
the men who head if are among the most
prominent men in Eastern Maine. There are
here now Mayor M. N. McKusic of Calais,
ex-MayorL, G. Downs. who is also an ex-
senator and ex-councillor, Senator E. c.
Goodenow, Representative ]. S. Clark, Geo.
E. Curran, ESQ.,, and l.. G. Bailey. All these
are very bitter against the confirmation of
Judge Rounds, and they represent large
element of the Republicans of Calais.
A well known gentleman, not mixed up in
the affair, who has just come from Calais,
says that the Republicans of the city are
greatly stirred up, as might be inferred from
the resolution passed by the city council.
Besides this there have been filed with the
Governor affdavits charging specific in
stances of wrong-doing by Judge Rounds. 1t
is understood that one of these charges him
with bribery while prosecuting as county at
torney, the famous Eaton murder case; that
others charge him with wrong-doing as
judge. These charges, say those who have
seen them, are very grave, but Judge Rounds
friends say that he will effectually disprove
of them tomorrow; that the whole affair is
merely the result of bitter factional fight,
which has ragged in Calais, and the county
for several years. aud that Judge Rounds is
what he has always been supposed to be an
upright man.
APPEAL FOR PARDON.
The Council were occupied this forenoon
in the hearing for the pardon of the three
Perry brothers, Abel Perry, their cousin,
and Martin Bracket, all five of whom are in
State prison for robbing the store of Dennis
Mullin of Sherman. Aroostook county. Hon.
Lew. Barker of Bangor appeared for the
State; Bertram l.. Smith, Esq, of Bangor,
for the prisoners The latter were convicted
mainly on the testimony Of one Henry Jer-
rold. On hearing on February 9th the
counsel for the prisoners failed to make out
d case, and the petitioners for pardon were
given leave to withdraw. But since then
Henry Jerrold has confessed that he com
mitted perjury. The hearing today WIS on a
motion to reopen the case. The Council
have taken no action yet. The confession of
Jerrold may have weight and it may not.
LAST YEARS BEAR CROP.
Last year was very good one for bears in
Maine Every man who kills bear is paid
bounty of five dollars on presenting the
two ears and nose of the beast to the town
treasurer. The treasurer burns the ears and
noses at the end of the year, and sends in a
return to the Secretary of State of the num-
Der Of bears on which he has paid bounty.
The town is reimbursed by the State Treas
urer. The returns for 1856 are just in. 1t
appears that Greenville was the 'boss" bear
town. Its treasurer paid bounties on 305 of
the beasts. Vanceboro comes next with
record of 100. Other towns stand at 20 or
80, some lower. In the whole State $50 bears
were killed, a very respectable Dumber of
GROWERS, if they could be collected in one
place. These are the bear counties, with the
amounts paid in bounties in each